Rug securing means



Patented Nov. 5, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RUG SECURING MEANS Chauncey Robert Clark, Miami, Fla.

Application June 8, 1944, Serial No. 539,319

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improved means for securing a rug or carpet to a floor.

An object of this invention is to provide means for rmly securing a rug or carpet to a oor without the use of nails, tacks or other fastening devices which pierce the edges of the floor covering.

Another object of this invention is to provide a floor covering securing means of this kind which is formed out of resilient tubular material and which will tend to tighten the licor covering on the floor as the securing means is being applied.

A further object of this invention is to provide a securing means for a floor covering which includes forming a channel along the base board, and applying a resilient tubular clamping member in a manner to firmly hold the rug tight on the iioor without piercing or damaging the rug, and so that the rug may be removed for cleaning or other purposes and reset.

With the above objects and others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein are shown embodiments, but it is to be understood that changes, modications and variations may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

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Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in vertical section of a floor covering securing means constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of a modied form of this invention,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the resilient tubular rug securing member, and

Figure 5 is a transverse section of the rub securing member.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I0 designates a floor surface which has positioned thereon a rug padding II and a rug I2 mounted on top of the padding I I. The rug I2 with the padding Il extends about the entire surface of the floor ID, extending at its marginal edges closely adjacent the vertical walls I3 forming the room within which the rug and covering are positioned. A base board I4 is disposed at the lower portion of the wall I3 being substantially ush at its upper edge with the plaster I5. The lower edge of the base board I4 is positioned at a point spaced above the floor surface I0 and is beveled or inclined upwardly and inwardly as indicated at I6, thereby forming a, channel I'I.

The marginal edges of the rug I2 and the padding II extend into the channel I'I and in order to provide a means whereby the rug I2 may be firmly and tightly held on the floor, I have provided an elongated resilient tubular member I 8 which is distortable and is adapted to be forced into the channel Il. The tubular member I8 is formed with flutings I9 on its outer surface, the utings I8 extending lengthwise of the tubular member I8. These utings provide a means whereby the tubular member I8 will be held against slipping with respect to the rug I2, and whereby the tubular member I8 will also be held against rotation or slipping with respect to the inclined lower edge I6 of the base board I4.

Referring now to Figure 3 there is disclosed a wall structure 20 having an elongated strip 2| secured to the outer side of the base board 22. The strip 2l is formed at its lower edge with an inclined edge portion 23 which inclines upwardly and inwardly to form a channel 24 within which a tubular member I 8a, similar to the tubular member I3, is adapted to engage. The yieldable rug securing member I8a is adapted to engage the upper surface of a rug I2a which rests on top of a padding IIa. The securing member I8a will press the rug I2a downwardly after the manner of the securing member I8 so as to thereby firmly hold the rug I2a. against shifting.

In the application of this rug securing means, the rug I2 is laid hat on the floor and if desired the padding II may be interposed between the lower surface of the rug I2 and the floor. The rug I2 is of a size to extend to the wall I3 and to have the marginal edges thereof projecting beneath the base board I4 and within the channel I'I. The tubular member I8 is then distorted by pressure and forced into the channel I1, the force of pushing the tubular member I8 into the channel I1 tending to tighten or smooth the rug orl the floor so as to remove any wrinkles or the li e.

The tubular member may be applied without tools as it may be compressed readily by pressure of one or more ngers and then pushed into the channel I1.

What I claim is:

1. A means for securing a rug to a floor comprising an elongated base board member fixed in a position with the lower edge thereof spaced above the floor whereby an edge of the rug may be extended beneath said member, said lower edge being inclined to the vertical 'with the lowermost portion thereof innermost with respect to the rug, and a longitudinally fiuted compressible member adapted to be wedged between said lower edge and said rug.

2. A means for securing a rug to a oor comprising an elongated base board member fixed in y a position with the lower edge thereof spaced above the floor whereby an edge of the rug may be extended beneath said member, said lower edge being inclined to the vertical with the lowermost portion thereof innermost with respect to the rug, and a. compressible member adapted to be wedged between said lower edge and said rug.

CHAUNCEY ROBERT CLARK. 

